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Funding.

Funding can be key to the success of your association, club, league or competition

 

With a wide range of funding opportunities available, we are here to support your organisation with receiving funding to help support and drive your development plans

There are many opportunities to receiving funding which are usually linked to strategic goals that a funding provider is striving to achieve. Below you will find information about the different funding awards that you can access, and discover if the fund would support you organisations aims and objectives. Not only can we signpost you to these funding opportunities,but, we can also help you applly for the awards itself.

Look below and discover which funding opportunities can support your organisation.

 

Basketball England Funding

 

Basketball England Development Grant

Development Grant - Basketball England rebate scheme that is generated from regional membership entries from the previous season. Regional Management Committee receive the fund which is distributed to members clubs, leagues and associations to support growth and development plans.

Course to Court Funding (currently not available)

Are you an association, league or club who is need of more officials for your games. The Course to Court project offers support to recuirt new officials into basketball and support your games. This is a fully funded programme for those organisations who can satisfy the criteria and support a new learner official through to being activated,

Sport England FUNDING

We are proud to partner and work alongside Sport England to get more people involved in Sport, they currently have many funding opportunities for clubs.

To book in an online meeting to discuss what funding opportunity best aligns with your club please email [email protected]

The Movement Fund

Sport England recently launched the Movement Fund, aimed at investing into thousands of grassroots and physical activity projects. The four year, £160m fund is now open, with clubs and projects able to apply for a grant of up to £15,000. The Movement Fund’s core objective will be to tackle inequalities in sport and help Sport England achieve the implementation stage of their Uniting the Movement strategy.

Awards For All

Awards for All - The National Lottery Awards for All is a quick and simple way to get small Lottery grants of between £300 and £20,000. The three priority areas include: 1. bring people together and build strong relationships in and across communities - 2. improve the places and spaces that matter to communities - 3. enables more people to fulfil their potential by working to address issues at the earliest possible stage.

Community Shares Funding

Community Shares - Community shares are a specific form of equity capital available to two legal forms – Cooperative Societies and Community Benefit Societies – both of which can be used by sports clubs.

Eligibility to receive large grants - Code for Sport Governance - Tier 1

The 'Code for Sport Governance - Tier 1' is a set of compulsory requirements for organisations looking to apply for funding grants of £10,000+. Meeting this requirements will not only put you in the best possible position to apply for funding grants, but also assist your club in running efficiently. 

What is Tier 1 of the Code?

A Code for Sports Governance (the Code) sets out a number of mandatory Requirements for organisations seeking investment from Sport England, UK Sport or both. It is divided into three Tiers, corresponding to different levels and types of investment. ‘A Code for Sports Governance – Tier 1’ is designed for organisations which are applying for investment from either Sport England or UK Sport and will need to comply with Tier 1 of the Code

Who is Tier 1 aimed at?

Sport England and UK Sport will generally require an organisation to meet Tier 1 of the Code if they are receiving an investment which meets the following criteria:

  • It is granted on a one-off basis (for example, for a specific project which has a fixed end date); and
  • The total amount of funding is typically between £10,000* and £250,000.
Support

Basketball England will support all affiliated clubs in meeting the Tier 1 mandatory requirements, this includes the opportunity for clubs to meet with Basketball England for one-on-one tailored, as well as the ability for clubs to use the templated documents from the club support section of the website to evidence they are meeting requirements. To discuss how your club can meet all of the below standards please email [email protected] 

The Principles

A Code for Sports Governance uses a framework of five Principles of good governance.

They are:

  1. Structure
  2. People
  3. Communication
  4. Standards and Conduct
  5. Policies and Processes
Mandatory requirements

Principle

Requirement

Evidence

Structure

Requirement 1: The organisation is properly constituted, has a clear purpose and, if membership-based, is inclusive and accessible.

• Club Development Plan

• Annual Report

• Club Constitution

• Club Rules and Regulation

 

Requirement 2: The governing committee meets regularly, and decision-making is recorded.

• Recorded Meeting Minutes  / Action logs from meeting

• Meeting Schedule

• Governing Document stating the governing committee will meet regularly

People

Requirement 3: The organisation seeks to ensure diverse viewpoints are considered and that its decision-making groups have the skills and
diversity needed to operate effectively.

• Board skills matrix

• Organisation and role chart

 

Requirement 4: Committee members are subject to regular election and ideally should serve no more than nine years.

 

• Annual General Meeting minutes

• Governing committee recruitment policy

Communication

Requirement 5: The organisation shares information on its governance, structure, activities and financial position to enable stakeholders to
have a good understanding of them.

• Clubs Website providing information on committee members, important documents and polices.

• Regular updates on clubs social media page

• Newsletters and notice boards

Standards and Conduct

Requirement 6: Conflicts of interest are recognised, managed by the chair and recorded. At least three of the people on the governing
committee are neither related to, nor cohabiting with, other committee members.

• Committee Members filling in Declaration of interest form

• Governing document which should include clauses regarding conflicts of interest. These should include recognising conflicts of interest, recording them, and management and oversight of the process by the chair

Policies and Processes

Requirement 7: The organisation ensures appropriate financial procedures and practices are in place and as a minimum can evidence: a)appropriate oversight of financial planning; b) financial decision-making and processing is not managed by one person alone; and c) accounts which are independently scrutinised.

• Meeting minutes evidencing governing committees discussions on clubs finances

• Budget forecast and financial planning document prepared for committee

• Financial section in clubs governing document

• Financial procedures document or manual which shows that the person who

• A screen shot from your online banking showing two-person authorisation

 

Requirement 8: The organisation assesses and manages organisational risks and liabilities appropriately

 

• Risk Register

• Committee meeting minutes which include evidence of discussion around risk management and management of liabilities

• Evidence of a formal discussion of potential liabilities by the governance committee on an annual basis

 

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